FDAOctober 5, 2016device
Alligator Retrieval Device The device is intended for use in the peripheral and neurovasculature for foreign body removal. Catalog No. FA-88810-20V04 FA-88810-20V06 FA-88810-30V04 FA-88810-30V06 FA-88810-40V04 FA-88810-40V06 FA-88810-50V04 FA-88810-50V06
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Delamination and detachment of the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating material may lead to PTFE coating in the blood stream.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
micro therapeutics inc dba ev3 neurovascularmicromicro therapeutics
Recall history
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